10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2021
Still, how many birders visit this region and could be seen as the target group for this, already a second edition? In recent years Indonesia has been competing with the Andes as the region giving rise to the biggest number of undescribed bird species (naturally, all of them endemics).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2024
This laughingthrush is a cooperative breeder – nestlings are fed by all members of a group, often 6-12 (not just 2 as in Wham!): “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” ” ( source ).
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2023
This is not an issue here in Shanghai – I have only seen them in very small groups this winter. One paper describes them living in the cemeteries of Yogyakarta in Indonesia. And here is the Collared Finchbill , who like me suffers from being less social than others.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
Last month, I wrote about hypothesized relationships between passerines, parrots, falcons, and seriemas , noting a need for further research on the subject. Zebra Finch ( Taeniopygia guttata ), one of the study subjects, in Indonesia © David J. Ringer Suh et al.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 30, 2017
My reasons for not liking a strict taxonomic order were essentially twofold: Similar species are not grouped together making identification harder than it should be. The pittas ( Garnet Pitta seen above) are just such a sacred group of birds that even taxonomists dare not screw them over.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2021
And apart from local people, primate researchers sometimes spot it, but it is a species seen by fewer than ten living birders. A few years ago, in the American Birding Association FB group I posted a question: Where would you go if funds weren’t a problem? Day after day went by, with much sound but no sight of the peacocks.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2019
I was just curious what the US birders dream about, so I posted a question in the ABA’s FB group: a) what are the most popular foreign destinations and b) where would you go with unlimited funds? 4%: Mexico, West Papua (Indonesia), New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya. 4%: Mexico, West Papua (Indonesia), New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya.
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